By
As we celebrate the 4th of July this year we celebrate as a
troubled nation that has an unclear future. America, for the first
time in history, is a clearly and deeply divided nation. The last
Presidential election shook our nation to our very core, and sides
were formed more clearly that ever before. More than ever in the
history of the United States of America every Christian needs to be
on their knees repenting and praying for the healing and future of
our country. “If my people, which are called by my name, shall
humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their
wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their
sin, and will heal their land.” 2 Ch 7:14.
The Bible says, “And if a kingdom be divided against itself,
that kingdom cannot stand.” Mr 3:24. We are living in a divided
nation because of the sinful practices we have allowed to come into
the government of our country. Many of you have never heard of David
Wilkerson, the preacher. He wrote a book of warning in 1979 to
America called, Set The Trumpet to Thy Mouth. David was warning our
nation of impending judgment from God because of our sins and
compromises in our nation. He saw ahead the flood of filth that was
coming upon our nation. He called for a return to God and Biblical
principles that cause a nation to be blessed, as we were as a nation
for many years. He called God’s people to repentance and prayer.
Right now we need a Holy Spirit revival across this land so
that the hearts of all are touched by the hand of God. Otherwise we
will not stand as a nation in the future. Even at our door you can
see the diminishing of America. “And Jesus knew their thoughts, and
said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to
desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not
stand: ” Mt 12:
Some say that it was President Donald Trump who divided our
nation, but that could not be further from the truth. The split in
our country comes because of the deep ravine of convictions and
beliefs between liberal non-believers, and the conservative backbone
of this country, Christians. Our nation has been on this course
since the chipping away at Biblical values shifted into high gear,
which happened after the Roe verses Wade case. The legalization of
abortion put our nation on a deadly route. And it opened up other
side roads that further drove our nation into ungodly ways. The
final nail in our coffin as a country was the declaration that a
married couple could be a man and a man or a woman and a woman. Same
sex marriages have become acceptable in 55% of Americans, bringing a
solid split in our nation. God’s creation plan clearly defines
marriage as a man and a woman. God created Eve out of Adam’s rib to
be his helpmate. Ge 2:22.
Though we live as many nations together America originally
began as a Christian nation, and one that was committed to remaining
a Christian nation. Many have gone back to the roots of our nation
in seeking where they are to stand in the midst of the turmoil we
all are seeing.
During the last election we saw Christians taking their
place and standing up saying, “Enough! We will not let our Christian
values be bent any further, and we will take back what was stolen
from us. We did not stand up strong enough or loud enough when the
first attack on our Christian values hit with “Roe verses Wade”. If
you were a Christian living when that happened and you didn’t stand
up against that decision you need to repent. We should have all rose
up together before we let all those precious babies be killed.
The God of the Bible is whom the United States is based
upon. Our judicial system was founded on The Ten Commandments. The
Ten Commandments were chosen by our early forefathers to guide our
laws and our country. James Madison, the fourth president, known as
“The Father of Our Constitution” made the following statement. “We
have staked the whole of all our political institutions upon the
capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control
ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of
God.”
Our country has drifted so far away from those commandments
that there are those of the liberals who want them removed not only
from buildings, but also from our children’s hearts. The Common Core
teaching, promoted by Obama in the public schools, introduced in
2010 has removed all-important historical facts and founding facts
of our country, especially where there were Christian principals in
practice within our nation.
Charles M. Blow wrote for the New York Times “America is
quickly dividing itself into two separate nations, regional enclaves
of rigid politics, as the idea of common national priorities fades
further into a distant past.”
“The primary purpose for establishing schools in early
America was to teach everyone to be able to read and understand the
Holy Bible. Our first college, Harvard, in its original rules
charged “every student” “to lay Christ in the bottome, as the only
foundation of all sound knowledge and learning.” and that “Every one
shall so exercise himself in reading the Scriptures twice a day”” (A
History of Harvard University, Benjamin Peirce, 1833, Appendix, p.
5). In fact, of the first one hundred and eight colleges in America,
one hundred and six were founded by and for the Christian faith. “In
founding Harvard, Yale, and other American colleges, the propagation
of Christianity as a leading purpose of higher, as well as of
popular education, was avowed by their founders, and by all
provisions and grants of government.” (The Bible in Schools, W. W.
Everts, 1870, p. 9).”
The early reading books of our nation were the Bible, and
books that were based upon Biblical principals. Just to name a few:
Dilworth’s Spelling-Book, 1796, Beauties Of The Bible, 1806, Right
of the Bible in Our Public Schools, 1859, Right of the Bible in Our
Public Schools, 1859, Bible Readings For Schools, 1897, The
Elementary Spelling Book, 1908, and The Second Reader of The School
and Family, 1860.
We need to go back to the origin of our country and pick up
the Biblical values our forefathers held so dear in their hearts.
“Thus saith the Lord, stand ye in the ways, and see and ask for the
old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall
find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.”
Jer. 6:16. As we join to pray for our country let us repent of our
own sins. May God Bless America Again!